Blancpain Le Brassus Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph watch

The Blancpain Le Brassus Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph watch unites two prestigious complications within one masterful timepiece. A perfect representation of the ancient watchmaking skills perfected in Blancpain's atelier in Le Brassus, the Blancpain Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph watch is refined, exclusive, and extremely complex. The Blancpain Le Brassus Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph watch is animated by a remarkable selfwinding mechanical movement, the 23F9A Calibre.

Featuring a power reserve of 40 hours when fully wound, this masterpiece of the watchmakers art combines a flying one minute tourbillon with the tricky complication of the split-seconds chronograph, considered the most difficult chronograph in the horological repertoire. This chronograph can be utilized like any other, but it contains a remarkable secret---beneath the main chronograph hand lies a secondary hand, which can be triggered at any time during the chronograph's operation by pushing the button that is co-axial with the winding crown; the lower hand will stay frozen while the main hand continues to advance, enabling the measurement of two separate time intervals.

Pressing the same button will cause the secondary hand to instantly leap back to join with its twin. This type of chronograph mechanism places severe demands upon the watchmaker, precisely the type of challenge relished by the Manufacture Blancpain. The tourbillon too, is most beautiful to observe, and its cantilevered construction (fixed only on the plate, rather than by a bridge) allows an unobstructed view of its workings and continual rotation.

Overall, the 23F9A Calibre contains 345 components, each one meticulously finished by hand according to Swiss tradition, and visible in entirety through an exhibition sapphire caseback. The Blancpain Le Brassus Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph watch is an aesthetic delight, featuring a silvered dial with a unique sub-dial that displays hours and minutes atop the dial, immediately above the 12-hour and 30-minute counters; counterbalanced with the tourbillon cage at 6 o'clock, the harmony of this arrangement is visually pleasing. The Blancpain Le Brassus Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph watch makes a stunning impression in its 42mm platinum case, and only 50 pieces will be produced. Blancpain Replica Watches